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Genesis 1:16 · BSB
1:16 God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
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…understate anything, but let's dive into Genesis 1 as it wants to be known, as it wants to, uh, as it wants to disclose to us who God is. I thinkGenesis chapter 1tells us less about the scientific how of creation and more about the theological who of creation. Genesis 1 wants us to behold the beauty and…
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…comes in verses 5 through 8. Now, if you know Scripture, you know that these words point us directly back to the very first chapter in the Bible,Genesis chapter 1, in particular verse 26 and following, where it says that God has created human beings in His image. In His image. Now, in the ancient world, there…
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…So we see this in Scripture that we see these moments where the Spirit of God is very present. It's not a New Testament idea. We can even look inGenesis chapter 1. The Bible says, in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void. Darkness was upon the face of the…
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…the Bible is how the relationship between God and humanity was created, broken and then restored. Now the first two of these are described to us inGenesis chapter 1to 3. So those arrows in the diagram are not to scale in terms of length of the Bible. Genesis 1 to 3, a very short section, describes two of the…
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…soil of your heart, it's going to bring an increase. It's going to bring an increase in your life. So I want you to do something with me. Turn toGenesis chapter 1. Keep your finger in Matthew 13, but look at Genesis chapter 1. And just real quick, look at verse 11. Genesis 1, 11. Let the earth bring forth…
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…issue a command to the disease. He didn't issue a command to the virus. He just said, go, let it be done, and it's done. Sounds very reminiscent ofGenesis chapter 1, doesn't it? Let there be. And there was. Over and over and over again. Let it be. And it was. You know what that does? That confirms everything…
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…our sins forgiveness. All sins require a payment. Because God is holy, he demands that sin be punished by death. This goes all the way back toGenesis chapter 1. Well, Genesis chapter 3. When Adam and Eve sinned, God required a death to cover their sin. He killed an animal, covered it in Adam and Eve in…
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…if you're a good storyteller. It's all about context. And a story doesn't have to be true to convey the truth. Why do I say that? BecauseGenesis chapter 1talks about God creating the world in a completely different order, with a completely different vocabulary, with a completely different meaning…
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…using their God-given ability and gift of being creative. But they're not using it for good. This is the same language, isn't it, that we heard inGenesis chapter 1. As God says, Come, let us make man in our image. And here we see those image bearers of God. We see a corrupt, broken, sinful humanity using their…
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…day is a gift. It takes a leap of faith to say that. Because that's not necessarily true. That's a choice. What's interesting is God says that inGenesis chapter 1. Everything's good, but we have to figure out whether it is or not. So this only works if you believe in it. The last position is universalism. Now…
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…of the Bible. The all-powerful God who created the cosmos through the power of his word. And do you remember that repeated phrase we saw inGenesis chapter 1? God saw that it was good. Yeah? If you need to remind yourself, go back to Genesis chapter 1. It was good. And in Genesis 2, we kind of zoomed in…
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…There's clearly a Holy Spirit. That's the whole point of the New Covenant. John the Baptist disciple obviously knows there's a Holy Spirit. It'sGenesis chapter 1. The Spirit of God hovered on the face of creation, okay? The Holy Spirit was not a New Testament invention. He didn't enter the stage in Acts…
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…of sin. So chapter 2 ends on a really good note. Adam and Eve were naked and they felt no shame. Everything was good as God said numerous times inGenesis chapter 1. But here the first sin takes place. So what is sin? We sometimes think that sin is only words and actions. It's a word we may be reserved for…
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…of how we know it was written later than our New Testament. This is the idea of Gnostics. The world is basically bad. Try to transcend the world.Genesis chapter 1says the world is very good. What about resurrection and heaven and hell? Well, as I said, the longest time ago, throughout the whole Hebrew Bible,…
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…it goes beyond that. In verse 3, it says that all things were created by Him and without Him, nothing that was created was created. So if you go toGenesis, chapter 1, there's a phrase that you see eight times Seven of them are in creation and that phrase is and God said. And God said let there be light. And…
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…today, that believe that Jesus was created. Jesus was not created. In fact, the Bible says that in the beginning, Jesus was there. And inGenesis chapter 1and verse 26, when it says, let us make man in our image, that means this when God created everything, he also did. So at the very same time with…
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…And these verses emphasize that very powerfully. Verse 2 tells us that it was through God the Son that the world was created. So when you readGenesis chapter 1way back at the beginning, and you read about the activity of God, you're actually reading about the activity of God the Son. And how did He create…
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…for you. Because, see, God had a plan for man from the very beginning. You believe that? Say amen. He had a great plan. And if you go toGenesis chapter 1, you see that plan. God had planned for Adam and Eve. He made Adam and Eve, and He had plans for them to rule the whole world. I meant, by the way,…
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…every individual uniquely and purposefully. God created everyone in His image. God created human beings in His image. Look at what it says inGenesis chapter 1. So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him. Male and female He created them. Every human life was created in the…
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If you have a copy and you would like to follow along, we're look at those two passages.Genesis chapter 1, John chapter 1, raise your hand if you need a copy, and we'll make sure to get one to you. Typically, we study through books of the Bible here at…
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